Evaluating Media Bias
Evaluating Media Bias by Adam J. Schiffer, published by Bloomsbury Academic in 2018, is a concise resource that delves into the complexities of media bias, a significant topic in contemporary political discourse. This 150-page book provides an academically informed yet accessible overview of the major concepts and controversies surrounding media bias, particularly in the context of American political news.
Readers will find a thorough examination of the partisan-bias debate, alongside insights into the real biases affecting political news coverage. Schiffer presents timely case studies and introduces a framework designed to unify various discussions on this pressing issue. This book serves as a valuable tool for students of American politics and engaged citizens, equipping them with the skills to detect and evaluate media bias, thereby contributing to the broader conversation about the state of news media in the United States.
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Media bias has been a hot-button issue for several decades and it features prominently in the post-2016 political conversation. Yet, it receives only spotty treatment in existing materials aimed at political communication or introductory American politics courses.
Evaluating Media Bias is a brief, supplemental resource that provides an academically informed but broadly accessible overview of the major concepts and controversies involving media bias. Adam Schiffer explores the contours of the partisan-bias debate before pivoting to real biases: the patterns, constraints, and shortcomings plaguing American political news. Media bias is more relevant than ever in the aftermath of the presidential election, which launched a flurry of media criticism from scholars, commentators, and thoughtful news professionals.
Engaging and informative, this text reviews what we know about media bias, offers timely case studies as illustration, and introduces an original framework for unifying diverse conversations about this topic that is the subject of so much ire in our country. Evaluating Media Bias allows students of American politics, and politically aware citizens alike, the means of detecting and evaluating bias for themselves, and thus join the national conversation about the state of American news media.
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